It s also under investigation whether squatters were inside that building. It seems to us that the building was under renovation, FDNY Assistant Chief Jospeh Jardin said. We had a firefighter initially upon entry fall through the floor. That s how we discovered it was compromised due to the renovation from a structural integrity perspective.
That firefighter was able to pull himself out of that hole uninjured.
The blaze then moved up to the third floor through the windows. There was a pretty significant collapse of the cornice, Jardin said. The front part of the roof building you may see it not there anymore and came down.
It s also under investigation whether squatters were inside that building. It seems to us that the building was under renovation, FDNY Assistant Chief Jospeh Jardin said. We had a firefighter initially upon entry fall through the floor. That s how we discovered it was compromised due to the renovation from a structural integrity perspective.
That firefighter was able to pull himself out of that hole uninjured.
The blaze then moved up to the third floor through the windows. There was a pretty significant collapse of the cornice, Jardin said. The front part of the roof building you may see it not there anymore and came down.